Joe Lawlor writes about health and human services for the Press Herald. A 24-year newspaper veteran, Lawlor has worked in Ohio, Michigan and Virginia before relocating to Maine in 2013 to join the Press Herald. He is still considered “from away” but since then, he has learned what a “dooryard” is, eaten “whoopie pies” drank Moxie and boiled some “lobstahs.” The stories he enjoys most are when he learns something and meeting inspiring people. He lives in South Portland - aka “SoPo” - with his wife, Melanie, and two school-age children.
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PublishedDecember 31, 2018
Maine’s Lyme disease cases declined sharply in 2018
Experts believe the nearly 30 percent drop imay be related to the dry summer, although more research is needed.
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PublishedDecember 27, 2018
Mills can torpedo LePage’s Medicaid work requirements, experts say
Gov.-elect Janet Mills says she wants legal experts to evaluate what laws allow her to do, knowing that nearly 17,000 people lost their benefits in the first state that implemented similar rules.
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PublishedDecember 26, 2018
MaineHealth leading study of potential ‘game changer’ for families affected by autism
The goal is to learn whether wearable devices that monitor physiological signals can better predict aggressive episodes.
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PublishedDecember 20, 2018
Medication for opioid use disorder Maine’s 2nd-most-prescribed drug
A data set now required by law shows that only a common blood pressure drug topped Suboxone, revealing the depth of the state’s opioid crisis, although short-term scripts can skew the figures.
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PublishedDecember 19, 2018
ACA enrollment down slightly in Maine and across the nation
More than 71,000 Mainers signed up for the health insurance coverage, about a 5 percent decrease from last year.
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PublishedDecember 19, 2018
USM’s Muskie School joins others in effort to bring medication-assisted opioid treatment to jails
The group is competing for a grant that would pay to go statewide with the program, which is considered the ‘gold standard’ to help those with substance use disorder.
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PublishedDecember 16, 2018
Trump administration funding formula causes Maine to lose out on millions in federal opioid money
Because officials used older data, the state missed a key cutoff, and funding dropped precipitously.
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PublishedDecember 12, 2018
AMHI court master opposes funding plan for Bangor psychiatric facility
Daniel Wathen says that spending about $5 million per year in consent decree funds is in violation of the decree.
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